TUMBARUMBA. We were much gratified at seeing the improve ments recently effected in this small but busy little township, which we visited in the early part of last week. The bridge over the creek is a substantial structure, but it appears un finished — it lacks the usual hand rails, and from what we could learn none were ever intended. If such be the case we would advise the inhabi tants to subscribe a sufficient sum amongst themselves to furnish this simple but desirable omission, as it may be the means of preventing many broken limbs and possibly loss of life. The bridge itself is necessary to enable people to cross the creek, buLsbould a horse shy on it nothing can prevent both animal and rider alighting in the water, perhaps with the horse uppermost, and the rider drowned. Surely for a few pounds these hand-rails might be supplied. The cottage erected by Mr. Thomas King, and now occupied by Mr. Commissioner Fitzsi mons, is an exceedingly neat edifice, and is an ornament to the s...

SELECT POETRY. despair'. ,1.- She stands upon the jprink alone, Shftidtaws. her garments round ; ? pulls her raven tresses down,* ' - She sinks upon the ground. * - Her face is pale to marble hue, She wildly clasps her hand ; ? ? - Her eyes look up to heaven's blue sky, Then rest upon the sands. Ah ! what is it she meditates In yond'cr dismal caves ? Why does she with those tearless eyes Look on the wild sea waves ? Yet, see once more she's on her feet, And rushing to tho sands ; Hot fearful look has changed for joy, v: ; She's waving high licr hands. \ ? ?? ? . s(-. '-v^Ah, well indeed her face might change. ? j. For such a precious thing ; She's quite recovered from her woes — She's found her Diamond Ring. .

ADELONG. (from our own correspondent.) Febuary 15. — On Tuesday evening a party of Mr. Drummond's friends invited him to a farewell dinner at the Pride of Galway Hotel. It was attended by the principal merchants and storekeepers of Adelong and Tumut. The Upper and Midde Adelong, &amp;c., were also fully represented. The entertainment reflected credit on the host and hostess, and was done ample justice to by those present. Mr. A. Smith presided aud was supported by lvir. Moon as croupier. The usual loyal toasts were duly honoured. The Chairman then called upon all present ?to fill a bumper. They had met to offer their best wishes for the future prosperity of Mr. Drummond, who had now resided for five years amongst them, and who had during that period commanded the esteem and respect of all. He had ever been most ready and earnest in advancing all benevolent and philanthropic undertakings, and had, in discharge of his business avocations, shown himself at once faith ful to his emp...

Dr. D. Jay lie's Alterative, IT is an established fact that a very largo class of diseases can only be cured by such medicines as will: enter into the blood and circulate with it through every portion of the body, for only by this means can the remedy be brought into immediate contact with the disease. To obtain this desirable end no preparation has been so uniformly successful as DR. D. JAYNE'S ALTERATIVE! Scrofula Skin Diseases Cancer Erysipelas Goitro llheumatism ' Dropsy Epilepsy Cancerous Tumours White Swellings Gout Liver Complaint Dyspepsia Ulcers Scald Head, &amp;c., &amp;c., Have been effectually cured by this Alterative. It is, besides, one of the most pleasant articles that can be taken into the stomach, operating as a tonic, a;id removing dyspeptic and norvous affections. It has been found particularly beneficial in Cancer and Cancerous Affections of all kinds, curing a majority of the cases in which it has been used, and ofttiines after the failure of other reme...

TELE G-B, AIS. SYDNEY. Saturday, 5 p.m. The East Sydney election resulted in tho return of Mr. Cowper. Balmain returned Mr. Smart by a majority of 218 votes over Mr. D. C. Dalgleish. Writs are issued for the Paterson and Canterbury elections. The returns for West Sydney election are not yet complete. Three women have been apprehended for aiding £-un ixuii s party m Durmng uovvu morriss s store at Binda. The Church of England Conference has decided to ask the Legislature to sanction a Synodical Act. The Victorian Government requested the Shenan doah to leave the port. She sails to-day. The Tasmanian Champion Race of 50 sovs. each, with 500 sovs. added, second horse to receive 100 sovs., third horse 50 sovs., three miles, came off last Tuesday, and was won by Panic, Musidora 2, Poet 3. Ten horses started ; betting heavy ; time occu pied 5 inin. 53 sec.

GLEANINGS. Why is a cabbage run to seed like a lover ? Because it has lost its heart. J ' We are in the midst of a revo lution,' as the fellow said on the treadmill. ' . Pleasures of an Editor.— Editing a paper is a very pleasant business. JLL it contains too mucn political matter, people won't have it. If it contains too little, they won't have it. If the type is too small, they can't read it. If we publish telegraph reports, folks say they are nothing but lies. If we omit them, they say we have no enter prise, or suppress them for political effect. If we have in a few jokes, -folk-S'Say-we are nothing but a rat tle-liekd. If we omit jokes they say we are an old fossil. If we publish original matter, they blame us for not giving selections. If we publish selections, folks say we are lazy for not writing more, and giving them what they have read in some other paper. If we give a public man complimentary notices we are censured for being partial. If we do not, all hands say we are Ia...

THE BREEDING- OF HORSES. (To the Editor of the Australasian .) Sie, — If any man commenced farming, or any such lilie occupation, and at the end of three years, say, found that the article he raised cost him twentyfive per cent, more to produce than it would bring in the market, I will answer he will soon give up doing so, and'try his money and time in somethirg else. How is it, then, we find people breeding horses year after year which they sell at half the cost of breeding olieir ; jj rom many years experience I am convinced the grass necessary to rear a horse will well fatten a bullock or feed ten sheep j but, as horses will do whore sheep will not, we will take a bullock as the basis of our calculation. The difference between a store bullock and a fat one is about 50s., and if the proper sort, one store can be turned in one fab each twelvemonth. Here, then, wo have the cost to a squatter (mind) of feeding each horse he brings to market, say at three years old^(many are five and ...

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN AGRI CULTURE. M. Boutin, an agriculturist, and formerly a chemist at Libournein, - Pra nee, who for many years past ?,f has devoted himself to the disco V very of a manure which possessed the much wished-for qualities of increasing' the produce of seeds cj onrl o *M'» rv c? o m r\ 4-1 1-10 r\ i-vft I kTV/VV JULp Ci/J.J.11 CUU U11L- OCUi-LlV . UXJLJ.113 VJJ.' diminishing the cost at present in . dispensable to all who wish for abundant returns, ; claims to have succeeded in his researches, and the statements he makes are borne out by testimony which places the value of the discovery beyond all doubt. An able article, in. a recent number of the e Siecle,' highly eulogises the process^ which simply consists of the previous preparation of seeds by steeping them in a cer tain liquid, which imparts an ex traordinary revivifying force, and enables ivthem to contend success fully against all the evil influences ' ? to wliic h they are subjected after being committed t...

^ ADVERTISEMENTS. ALBERT NXCOL/ Photographs c Artist, FROM 615, GEORG E .STREET, SYDNEY, fNTENDS TO VISIT TUMUT IN A SHORT JL TIME. CARTES DE VISIT E EQUAL TO THE BEST IN SYDNEY. ~ iSKST . . A MEETING- of thj Adelong Turf Club Com mittee will be help at Mr. L. ROCHE'S on WEDNESDAY, the 22pd instant, at 3 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of mak/ng preparations for the An nual Races. * /Tor Sale, on easy terms, ✓ V. A FREEHOLD Cl _ SUBURBAN FARM! WITHIN two miles of the rising town ot TUMUT, comprising 99 ACRES 3 ROODS 11 PERCHES, WITH IMPROVEMENTS, Growing Crops, Farming Implements, Two or Three good Plough Horses, . and other property suitable for Farming, &amp;c. For particulars apply to Mr. HENRY HARGR. EAVES, Spring Hill, Mondongo. 0 Six Pounds Reward. J LOST from Roper's Point, Dr. Barnett's paddock, Albury, about the 29th December last, one bay HORSE, branded IP with 7 over on near shonl der, bred on Green's Station, Billabong. Dark brown MARE, branded WE conjoined with 2 over...

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Bushranging, bushranging, nothing but bush ranging. A pretty state the country has fallen into from one end to the other. Mr. Ryan's motion for the suppression of .bushranging cannot be too sonn adopted. We only fear that he has not asked enough from tho Legislature to carry it out. Six companies of eight men each are not sufficient, nor the sum of -£3000 for tho experiment. Had he asked for twelve companies, and for .£6000 instead of .£3000, we should have had more confidence in his duuuluc. may) uau. ijc utuicu ujo uuluucjl ui men and the amount, of money, we verily be;, - - ' ^j3^[cx^h&amp;«;W^ole colony, ..from North ^to South and East to West, would not only have had more assurance in the efficacy of the force, but J. would have gladly voted and. paid the amount. Hardly any sura 'of money should be grudged to rid the country of such a lawless set of cut throats aud scoundrels.' They liave not1 among them one redeeming feature. They are about the most abominable and the most...